Promontory (private)–Promontory, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Promontory (private)–Promontory, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. It climbs 495 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Promontory (private)–Promontory, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 6,497–6,965 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.73084, -111.45022
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Promontory, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Promontory (private), heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Promontory, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Promontory, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.
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